Compared to the wild beasts in the forest, Zhang Feng was more worried about horse thieves.

After all, horse thieves are humans and are wise.

Almost everyone in Hongye City mentioned horse thieves and gritted their teeth. They had been hurt by horse thieves directly or indirectly.

Horse thief is a profession that everyone hates, but everyone has no choice but to do with horse thief.

They have a lot of people, and they are specialized in picking soft persimmons. The former Hongye City was a soft persimmon.

However, Hongye City is too remote, so remote that horse thieves generally don’t like it. Only when winter comes, when everyone tightens their belts and no longer goes out, will horse thieves come to this remote place to fight the autumn wind.

Zhang Feng learned from the Knight of Marlow that the last time he encountered a horse thief in Hongye City was at this time last year.

At that time, the Lord of the Shangren City was still in power. There were many knights and soldiers in Hongye City. The horse thief did not rush in directly, but the Lord of the Redye City did not dare to conflict with the horse thief.

After all, horse thieves are all desperate people, most of them are the kind who have to snatch the first and second meals. If they have conflicts with them, they will not get any benefits even if they are destroyed.

So the city lord spent money to eliminate disasters and gave horse thieves some gold coins to avoid unnecessary trouble. The horse thief could get what he wanted without any effort, so he was naturally very happy that he did not attack the people in Hongye City.

But the horse thief is not a moral person. Although he doesn't attack the people in Hongye City, the people around him are in trouble, and many people are robbed by the horse thief.

However, because they were afraid of the Hongye City Lord, they just robbed and did not cause any death, so the City Lord turned a blind eye.

"Then why didn't the city lord drive away the horse thief at that time? The horse thief shouldn't have many horse thiefs. There were so many knights and soldiers in Hongye City at that time, so you could win!"

Zhang Feng asked Ma Luo in confusion.

"To be honest, although I have never fought, those horse thieves should not be the opponents of the soldiers in Hongye City, but what should I say..."

Marlow touched his head, feeling helpless.

"The horse thieves are far more than theirs. Although the horse thieves are generally not large in size, they have a lot of numbers. There are many horse thieves. They may not usually fall in love with the river, but they also have connections. If the lord of Hongye City handed him gold coins, the horse thieves would announce that Hongye City belongs to them, and other horse thieves would not come to attack Hongye City..."

When Zhang Feng heard Ma Luo’s explanation, he was speechless. To put it bluntly, isn’t this just paying the protection fee?

This horse thief has developed quite formally!

"This is why I recognize them as horse thieves. The broken clothes on them are marked by the previous horse thieves."

Zhang Feng said, how could Marlow recognize them from a few unadulter-like corpses? It turns out that there is still this relationship.

"So, this period of time is the time when they come to collect protection fees from us?"

Although he had never heard of the word protection fee, Ma Luo probably understood what Zhang Feng meant, and he nodded.

"It should be, these people are probably here to come to us."

"But these people died."

Zhang Feng suddenly said with some pain.

Ma Luo's face remained unchanged. Obviously he knew what Zhang Feng meant.

"If the horse thief finds out that the person they sent to collect money died in a bad life, they will definitely think it was our attack."

Caroline exclaimed in surprise.

There were no stupid people present, so Caroline naturally thought of this.

"This...is a problem!"

I heard that these horse thieves could use gold coins to settle them, but I felt that they would lose money and eliminate disasters. He did not want to fight with the horse thieves.

But by chance, the horse thief died and died in the territory of Hongye City.

"Why did they come from the Black Rock Forest?"

Zhang Feng was a little confused.

"After all, they are horse thieves, and they are shameless people. If the king ordered the extermination, they were not the opponents of the country at all, so they could only keep a low profile. No one knew where their nest was, and every time they went out to rob, they would be elusive."

Zhang Feng nodded. It seems that everything about the horse thief is clear.

These horse thieves who came to Hongye City to collect protection fees came from the Black Stone Forest, but encountered a pack of wolves, and were defeated and destroyed.

But there are not just four horse thieves, there is a team behind them. If they know that these horse thieves died here, according to their horse thieves' character, they would definitely not give up!

Hongye City, there is trouble.

Headache!

Zhang Feng sucked his teeth, feeling helpless.

He just wanted to do a good job in construction and make some money. He had never caused trouble outside, but he asked himself to come.

"After going back, recruiting troops!"

The second recruitment must be put on the agenda. No matter how strong these soldiers are, they must at least support the number and even the scoundrel can be intimidated.

As for these corpses, Zhang Feng buried them without the Virgin Heart. Anyway, they were destined to be enemies, so they were exposed to the wilderness of the corpse.

"Go back."

Zhang Feng ordered everyone to leave around the corpses, but everyone was much more careful along the way.

But when he was about to leave the Black Stone Forest, a feeling of peeping came again, and Zhang Feng suddenly turned his head.

"Um?"

Except for trees and stones, nothing happened.

But Zhang Feng felt it was a little weird.

Quiet, too quiet.

Apart from the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the leaves, the chirping birds disappeared.

"Something seems wrong!"

Quit ~

Marlow also discovered it. He pulled out the steel knight sword he carried with him and looked at the forest behind him with a serious face.

After waiting for a few minutes, nothing happened, but Marlow did not relax at all.

"Sir, please leave first."

Marlow whispered to Zhang Feng, then winked at Caroline. The Knight intuition told him that they seemed to be in trouble, and it was still a big trouble!

"good."

Zhang Feng didn't say anything "I want to go together". In this battle, Marlow must have a say better than him, and he believed Marlow.

Silently holding Caroline's waist, Zhang Feng's face looked a little serious, and even some indescribable meaning flashed in his eyes.

Still a little too weak!

"drive!"

Caroline pulled the reins and, under the protection of several soldiers, took Zhang Feng to quickly leave the Black Stone Forest. This was already the edge of the Black Stone Forest, and the group quickly disappeared.

Ma Luo breathed a sigh of relief when he watched Zhang Feng leave safely.

Huh ~

A cold wind blew, and Marlow shivered without warning, and his eyes narrowed.

Although he did not see anyone or beast, Marlow felt as if a ferocious peerless beast was staring at him.

Marlow was standing on his hair, he held the sword in his hand tightly, and the soldiers left behind him also nervously held the spear in his hand.

The storm is coming.

...

At the same time, Zhang Feng ran down the horse and soon saw the iconic adobe wall of Hongye City.

"Huh~ Finally arrived-"

Suddenly, Zhang Feng felt a chill in his heart, and the feeling of being peeped out again!

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